The Business Times, 22 December 1993

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    12 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Wednesday December 22 1993 75*
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow Jones down 11 points
      80 1 Reuter NEW YORK US blue chips held at modestly lower levels in early afternoon trading yesterday as buyers found few reasons to step in. At Ipm EST, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.46 points at 3,742.75. "The market never gets into much trouble
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      Lock icon No big change in 30-year bond yield
      90 1 Reuter NEW YORK United States Trcasuiy Secretary Lloyd Bcntsen said yesterday that he sees no "great change" in 30-year US Treasury bond yields in the coming year. In response to a question about the Administration's possible target range for 30-year yields next year,
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    91 1 Stock market indices Tandiy Change STI1 2.276.89 -0.59 KLSE Composite .1.096.61 -1.47 Nikkei 17,315.43 -88.81 Hang Seng 10,524.3 -290.50 SET Index 1,507.23 +10.52 Jakarta Composite —unav CLSA China B 1.321.49 -0.8 Aust All Ord 2,067.0 -9.1 FTSE 100 3,342.4 -22.5 Tanar Previous Ipm close Dow Jones 3,743.75 3,755.21
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    Cheow Tong is Trade & Industry Minister in new Cabinet
    816 1  - Cheow Tong is Trade Industry Minister in new Cabinet BG Lee Hsien Loong to oversee economic policy and defence By Anna Teo SINGAPORE Yeo Cheow Tong will take over from SDhanabalan as Trade and Industry Minister in the new Cabinet lineup from Jan 2, it was announced yesterday. A statement
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    Japan to lift moratorium on new share issues
    562 1  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO JAPAN'S Finance Ministry announced yesterday that it is lifting the moratorium on new share issues imposed more than three years ago. The ban was an attempt to stem a slide in Tokyo stock prices, though it has
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    Regional markets turn mixed
    138 1 SINGAPORE Hongkong's Hang Seng Index corrected yesterday after three consecutive daily records, while other regional markets posted mixed results. The Hang Seng fell 290.5 points to 10,524.28 as foreign funds lightened their positions ahead of the coming holidays. In Singapore, shares eased with the Straits Times
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    Lock icon Economic minister sacked in Seoul Cabinet reshuffle
    306 1 AP SEOUL President Kim Young Sam fired his Chief Economic Minister yesterday in a major reshuffle that affected 14 of 24 Cabinet posts. Responding to public anger over plans to open South Korea's rice market, Mr Kim also replaced his Agriculture Minister, but
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    Lock icon Nomura faces sex discrimination suit
    165 1 AFP TOKYO Twelve female employees of Nomura Securities, charging that the firm discriminated against them because they are women, have filed a suit seeking 200 million yen (552.9 million) in damages, newspapers reported yesterday. The women, who allege they lost salary and promotions because of
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    Lock icon China to impose hefty capital gains tax on property deals
    316 1 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG In a move that may throw cold water on China's fiery property investment sector, Beijing has unveiled a new tax law that could take an enormous bite out of property developers' profits. Starting from Jan I,
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      9 1 Regional Analysis: Pg 11 Media moguls's US$2 trillion stake
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      29 1 ICM no r r C Hock Lock Siew: Jfrj7 Exciting prospects jor Olympia Pan-United surprises with $2 strike price Page 17 Women professionals bear brunt of recession. Page 5
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      202 1 iit I The Bottom Line: Pg 16 ,<An Asian lesson for Americans Singapore court jails Deming, guru of quality control, dies accountant W Edwards Deming, the American exponent of quality conin trol whose methods are revered and widely adopted in Japalandmark nese '"duslry. died at his Washington home on Monday
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Singapore economy still dynamic
        306 2  -  By Anna Teo SINGAPORE'S annual export growth will slip slightly to just over 11 per cent over the next two years, the Political Economic Risk Consultancy has forecast. Export growth during 1992 and 1993, in current US dollar rates, should average about 11.2 per cent, Hongkongbased
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      Accountant jailed for flouting trademark and copyright laws
      339 2  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE has, for the first time, sent someone to prison for flouting its trademark and copyright laws. The Subordinate Courts on Monday sentenced accountant Ong Seow Pheng to eight months in jail for possessing illegal software from US computer
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      Yeo Seng Teck case to be rementioned on Jan 11
      220 2  -  By Conrad Raj THE FORMER chief executive officer of the Trade Development Board. Yeo Seng Teck, will appear in court again on Jan 11 for re-men-tion of 22 charges of forgery, cheating and use of forged invoices. Yeo, 49, was
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      MAS orders freeze on all Libyan assets
      367 2 SINGAPORE has ordered the freezing of all Libyan assets here in line with United Nations sanctions against the North African country. The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued the order to all banks and merchant banks doing business here and forbidden loans to
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      Flat growth in total business spending due to competition
      341 2  -  Services By Ven Sreenrvasan TOTAL business spending (TBS) for the service sector in Singapore is expected to show flat growth this year, reflecting increasing competition for the investment dollar. Of the $500 million in additional TBS commitments, half came from Japan
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      126 2 The Prime Minister yesterday announced changes to the Cabinet and othsr political positions. The following are the office-holders wfth effect from Jan 2,1994 Onto MMelwofSlrti Ch'ngJitKoon Community Development Afine Wong Health and Education Stdek Saniff Education Ker Sin Tze Information the Arts and Education (up to Aug 31, 1994) Teo
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  • THE REGION
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      Shinawatra director sues SET, two firms over share fiasco
      438 3  -  From Alan Boyd in BANGKOK A PROMINENT executive has filed a 27.4 million baht (SSI.7 million) lawsuit against the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and two listed companies that were at the centre of a trading fiasco in November. The damages
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      Lock icon Indonesian clove board to shift some duties to co-ops
      128 3 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia's controversial clove monopoly board will transfer part of its duties to cooperatives from Jan I, local newspaper Bisnis Indonesia said yesterday. "The operational and administrative side of cloves procurement and price support will be handed over to the
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      Structural problems may hamper Indonesia's growth
      400 3 JAKARTA Senior economists have pointed to structural problems that could hamper Indonesia's economic growth, the Jakarta Post reported yesterday. Economic analyst Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-jakti said that improvements in human resources and infrastructure will determine whether the country's economy will reach the "take-off" stage in the
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      Lock icon Death toll now 61; KL to consider tougher building rules today
      278 3 K.L condominium collapse Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The death toll in the Highland Towers condominium tragedy rose to 61 as 18 more bodies were recovered as of 11 pm yesterday The Malaysian Cabinet is also set to consider today stringent
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Japan's leading index still depressed
        103 3 AFP TOKYO Japan's leading index of economic indicators remained below the crucial "boom-or-bust" line of 50 points for the second month in a row in October, the Economic Planning Agency said yesterday. The EPA said the index foreshadowing economic trends in the coming six months
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        Lock icon Reward for info on KL power thieves
        81 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Outraged by rampant theft of electricity estimated to be worth millions of ringgit, Tenaga Nasional Berhad will offer rewards for those with information leading to the conviction of the "power thieves" and the recovery of the sums owed. General manager
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        Lock icon Roadside trader fined for short-selling
        75 3 NST PENANG A petty trader was fined M 540.000 (5524,972) or nine months' jail by the Session's Court yesterday when he pleaded guilty to short-selling 6,000 Union Paper Holdings Berhad shares in June. Roadside spectacle seller Koay Chee Hin, 22, had claimed trial on Sep
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        Lock icon Subic Bay project to start in Feb
        83 3 AFP TAIPEI Construction of the 300-ha industrial zone at Subic Bay, designed to attract Taiwanese investment under a cooperation programme between Taipei and Manila, will begin in February, Vice-Economics Minister Yang Shih-chien said yesterday. Development of the zone was originally scheduled to begin
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      Lock icon Perwaja Steel to build first flat-rolled mill in Malaysia
      189 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's largest steelmaker Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd plans to build the country's first flat-rolled mill at a cost of around US$65O million (Ssl billion), company officials said. The mill's capacity will be 1.5 million tonnes a year. It
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      Lock icon Beijing slaps price controls on 27 key commodities
      339 4 Reuter BEIJING Beijing has slapped price controls on 27 major commodities which had undergone explosive price rises in the past week. The controls cover staples such as rice and pork. The prices of grain, rice, cooking oil, pork and eggs rose between
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      Lock icon Human smugglers in China to face death penalty
      264 4 AFP BEIJING Organisers of illegal emigration from China will face severe punishment, including the death penalty, under a new law aimed at curbing the problem, a Chinese official was quoted as saying. Gu Angran told a National People's Congress (NPC) session on
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      Lock icon Foreign firms need not fear tax changes, says Chinese minister
      194 4 Reuter BEIJING China said foreign companies need not fear tax changes slated to go into effect on Jan I. Vice-Finance Minister Xiang Huaichcng. quoted in the official China Daily, said the new taxes are to be at the same basic
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      Lock icon Beijing-Taipei talks remain deadlocked on major issues
      351 4 AFP TAIPEI China-Taiwan talks were on the brink of failure yesterday as both sides, sensitive about their respective jurisdictions. remained deadlocked on major issues, negotiators said. The unprecedented talks, in their fourth day, did yield some minor progress on the less-sensitive issue of
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      Lock icon China handles 50,000 economic crime cases
      148 4 AFP BEIJING Chinese prosecutors have handled 50,000 cases of economic crime this year, with a vice-minister the most senior official netted in a nev-er-ending clampdown on rampant corruption, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Nearly half were cases of bribery or embezzlement involving more
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      Lock icon Chinese, British teams begin talks on HK's future military defence
      283 4 AFP HONGKONG Chinese and British negotiators opened talks yesterday on deployment of the Chinese military in Hongkong after 1997. The meeting of defence experts on the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (JLG). set up to discuss matters afTecting the transition of
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      Lock icon Seoul economy forecast to recover next year, inflation may be higher
      460 4 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's economy will turn the corner and begin a recovery next year, aided mostly by recovering capital investment and rising exports, state and private economic institutes forecast yesterday. But they said the strengthening economy, if compounded
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      Lock icon Japan urges China to step up pressure on North Korea
      379 4 AFP BF.IJING Japan has urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to accept international inspections of its suspect nuclear facilities, a Japanese Embassy source said yesterday. The call came during talks on defence issues held on Monday in
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      Lock icon Hosokawa setting up panel to discuss tax cuts
      330 5 AP TOKYO Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa yesterday proposed a special committee be set up within his ruling coalition to discuss a tax cut and other ways of pulling Japan's economy out of the current slump. The move was seen as an attempt
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      Lock icon Draw up details of reforms to deregulate economy next year, Tokyo adviser urges
      524 5 AFP TOKYO Japan should draw up the details of its proposed reforms to deregulate the economy in the coming year, the deputy chairman of a private advisory panel to Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa said yesterday. Isamu Miyazaki,
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      Lock icon Aussie Senate approves aboriginal land title rights
      275 5 AP CANBERRA, Australia Aborigines rejoiced as the Senate restored native land rights they had lost when whites colonised Australia more than two centuries ago. After a marathon parliamentary debate that began on Friday, the breakthrough came yesterday when two West Australian Greens, who
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      Lock icon Japanese women professionals bear brunt of economic downturn
      284 5 UPI TOKYO The worst recession since World War II has dealt a sharp blow to young Japanese women aspiring to professional careers, the government said in a report released yesterday. "The 1992-1993 economic downturn has cast a shadow over women's advancement in
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      Lock icon Japanese economy seen growing 0.3pc in 1994
      221 5 AFP TOKYO Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) will just be 0.3 per cent in fiscal 1994, following a 0.2 per cent contraction this year, the Nikkei newspaper said yesterday. The estimates were given in an 18-month economic forecast by the Japan Centre for
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US interest rates set to go up, say economists
      400 6 AP WASHINGTON The great debate among American economists is not over whether the Federal Reserve will increase short-term interest rates, but over when and by how much. As economic growth accelerates, more and more analysts are speculating that the United States
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      Lock icon Split within UK, German govts over Gatt concessions
      453 6 FT BRUSSELS High-level divisions exist within the UK and German governments over last-minute concessions made to France last week in order to win final agreement for the Gatt world trade deal. Kenneth Clarke, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is understood to have
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      Lock icon Britain's non-EC trade deficit rises to £767m
      149 6 AFP, FT LONDON Britain's nonEuropean iMfe deficit rose to £76/ million (Ssl.B billion) in ftttferifeer from a revised £372 million in October, the Central Statistical Office said yesterday, giving provisional, seasonally-correc-ted figures. Analysts had forecast a deficit of £650 million in November. The
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      Lock icon European chemical industry faces poor earnings
      237 6 Bloomberg Business News LONDON The failure by European chemical companies to agree on a plan to close unprofitable factories could leave the industry facing overcapacity, poor earnings and plant closures for years to come, industry executives and analysts say. On Friday, several members of
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      Lock icon US workers' health insurance costs US$258b
      221 6 NYT WASHINGTON Employers and employees in private industry and state and local governments spent U*****.5 billion (SS4II billion) for workers' health insurance last year, the Labor Department reported on Monday in the first federal survey of such spending. Employers accounted for 86 per cent
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      Lock icon Blast destroys Phalange centre
      56 6 AFP BEIRUT A Lebanese man searches for victims in the rubble of-the Christian Phalange part) headquarters after it was destroyed in a massive explosion. Security forces said at least one person was killed and 35 party members injured in the blast as they were attending a
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Smog casts pall over Mexican industry
        82 6 Reuter MEXICO CITY Mcxico City ordered a cutback in industrial activity on Monday and asked motorists to stay off the streets as much as possible because of a thick cloud of pollution hanging over the capital. Ozone levels climbed to nearly three times the
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        Lock icon Greece promotes EC charter
        63 6 Reuter BRUSSELS Greece said it wanted to use its EC presidency from next month to study a future European constitution, a move unlikely to win favour from Britain and other states wary of political integration. Theodoras Pangalos, the Greek minister in charge of European affairs, floated
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        Lock icon PLO, Israel compromise on borders
        61 6 AP TUNIS, Tunisia The PLO and Israel had reached a basis for compromise on controlling border crossings, an obstacle to limited self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, diplomatic sources said. The two would share control at the two main crossings which Jink the
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        Lock icon Yeltsin to form media watchdogs
        50 6 Reuter MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin may set up three committees to oversee television and radio, the press and other mass media, Itar-Tass said. Tass, quoting sources in the Kremlin, said the Russian leader could issue a decree soon. Mr Yeltsin's office declined to comment. Reuter
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      Lock icon Japanese car plants in US costing US$6b in income, 158,000 jobs
      387 7 Reuter WASHINGTON The growth of Japanese-owned car plants in the US since 1982 has weakened the domestic car industry almost as much as imports and has cost 158,000 jobs, according to a private study issued on Monday. The study
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      Lock icon From obscure statistician to master of quality control
      461 7 NYT, Reuter WASHINGTON W Edwards Dcming, the guru of quality control who died in Washington on Monday, helped Japan rebuild its shattered industries after World War II and urged US corporations to treat their workers as associates rather than adversaries. His theories
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      Lock icon Clinton's economic adviser sees 4.5pc growth in 4th quarter
      235 7 Reuter WASHINGTON The director of President Bill Clinton's National Economic Council said on Monday US economic growth in the fourth quarter of 1993 could be in the range of 4.5 per cent and estimated it would be slightly above 3 per
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      Lock icon Clinton rejects criticism for taking all the credit for recovery
      245 7 Bloomberg Business News, AFP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton on Monday rejected criticism that he is taking too much credit for the improved US economy. "I believe our economic policies are stabilising this country and contributing to this recovery," Mr Clinton
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Trumps stage a royal wedding
      728 9  -  Marriage between Donald and Maria sets New York abuzz, reports Georgia Dullea Georgia Dullea NYT MARLA Ann Maples, the daughter of Ann Ogletree and Stanley Maples, both of Dalton, Georgia, was married on Monday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York City to Donald
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      John Grisham working on fifth book
      200 9 CHATTERBOX BEST-SELLING author John Grisham is busy working on his fifth novel. "I'm up to my ears in The Chamber, trying to meet a Dec 31 deadline," Grisham said in Oxford, Mississippi. The Chamber is to be published by Doubleday on May 25. The
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      Fonda turns her back on exhausting workouts
      163 9 LOS ANGELES Actress and fitness freak Jane Fonda pioneered workout videos with programmes that jumped, stretched and pretzled exercisers into shape in the 1980s, but now she advocates a more moderate regimen. "I used to feel that if you weren't exhausting yourself, then
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      1146 9 TV RADIO The Running Man, 10.30pm, SBCS m HBk. Arnold Schwarzenegger is 9 9. framed lor murder in a lutuns- m tic nightmare. Then he gets If I *KHtKBpW drafted into the ultimate ma- mX, a% cho gameshow. Maria Conchita Alonso also plays in this 1987 film, based on the
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Price of NFL ad time may throw Murdoch's Fox for a loss
      719 10 AP NEW YORK Rupert Murdoch, the media titan from Down Under, has turned American sports television upside down with his audacious gamble to pay US$l.5B billion (552.52 billion) to broadcast National Football League games beginning next season. But
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      Lock icon Mavericks one game away from losers' record
      379 10 AP NEW YORK The Dallas Mavericks lost their 19th consecutive game, one short of the NBA record in one season, and Greg Anthony scored a seasonhigh 18 points in New York's 101-92 victory on Monday night. The Mavericks (1-22) need a victory at
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      Lock icon Wildcard for Wilander, direct entry for Austin into Australian Open
      281 10 AFP MELBOURNE Three-time winner Mats Wilander was granted a wildcard yesterday into the Australian Tennis Open here next month. Wilander, who holds the distinction of winning the Australian Open on the grass of Kooyong and Flinders Park's hardamrt surface, has
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      Lock icon Giants take a big stride towards NFC East crown
      669 10 AP NEW ORLEANS The New York Giants arc finishing the National Football League season the way the New Orleans Saints started it. Phil Simms threw two touchdown passes and Dave Meggctt clinched the game with a fourth-quarter 75-yard punt return as
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      Lock icon Tickets for Ireland-Italy World Cup clash tough to find
      471 10 AP EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey Looking for a ticket for the Ireland-Italy World Cup game in the United States next June? Good luck! Tickets for the epic clash of soccer powerhouses were sold a long time ago. and the ones that
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Lock icon American Football
        42 10 Reuter NEW YORK Result of NFL games Mooday: NY Giants 24 New Orleans 14; Philadelphia 20 Indianapolis 10. San Francisco 55 Detroit 17; Kansas City 28 San Diego 24; LA Raiders 27 Tampa Bay 20; Phoenix 30 Seattle 27 (OT).
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        Lock icon Basketball
        33 10 AP WASHINGTON Mondays NBA results: New York 101, Dallas 92; Philadelphia 121, Detroit 92; Washington 99, Minnesota 84; Chicago 109, Charlotte 97; Phoenix 102. Indiana 94; Milwaukee 105, LA Clippers 92. AP
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        Lock icon Boxing
        70 10 Reuter INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday denied former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's request for a new trial, but ordered Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford to conduct a hearing to question Tyson's accuser. The court said Tyson's attorneys may question Desirce Washington, a former beauty
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        80 10 AFP LONDON An international panel of umpires was launched by cricket's governing body here yesterday. A £1.1 million (552.6 million) sponsorship will allow every Test over the next three years to be controlled jointly by one neutral umpire and a home official. The International Cricket Council scheme will be
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        93 10 Reuter CALDKOT. Wales Weightlifter Andrew Davies is threatening to sue the British Olympic Association after being banned from last year's Olympics over a positive drugs test Although Davies admitted taking steroid-related den but erol. he maintained it was for a chest ailment. He was later cleared by Britain's national
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        102 10 AP TAIPEI About 10.000 golfers, golf course owners and caddies marched through Taipei yesterday to protest a government plan to crack down on unlicenced golf courses. The protesters, chanting slogans and waving banners that read "Do Not Deface Golf' and "The Government Is Killing Golf." demanded that the government
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        138 10 Reuter OS1X) A row between Greece and Norway over the Winter Olympic flame has erupted again and Games organisers said yesterday they planned to enlist royal help to settle it. "The Royal Family is among those I want to inform to seek advice before I take a decision," Gerhard
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        329 10 Reuter Reuter Reuter IjONDON Pde. the worlds greatest ever player, said he would like to come to England to hdp revitalise soccer in the country that gave the game to the world. In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper yesterday, the Brazilian said: "After the World Cup I
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      187 10 A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR EXECUTIVES The Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (CDAF) is a post-graduate level qualification which is offered by the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (United Kingdom). It aims to provide executives from nonaccounting backgrounds with knowledge in accounting and finance. The CDAF programme comprises the following
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      Media moguls play for US$2 trillion stakes
      2018 11  -  Special to BT Asia's media empires PAUL ICAMINA PAUL ICAMINA The writer is editor-in<hief of Depthnews Asia, a publication of the Press Foundation of Asia in Manila. (With additional reportage by Prakash Chandra in New Delhi. Vincent Stove in Sydney, Han Jei in
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      Towards a free market of information
      1403 11  -  KARIM RASLAN KARIM RASLAN The writer is a Kuala Lumpur-based journalist THE image of the press tycoon shuttling between cities and continents is inappropriate for Malaysia. The country's media has never been the preserve of men and women in the mould of Rupert Murdoch,
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      India's press princes call the shots
      1575 12  -  Special to BT The media in India and Hongkong DOM MORAES DOM MORAES The writer is a former editor of the Sunday supplement to the Indian Express. He has won the British Hawthornden prize for poetry, and has authored several volumes of modern Penguin
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      Pressing on despite 1997
      945 12  -  Jackie Sam on the Hongkong media barons and one baroness who are aggressively expanding their empires despite China's imminent takeover of the colony Jackie Sam The writer is a political consultant based in Hongkong AS THE fear of rough handling of Hongkong by China spreads, media
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    Quo vadis Hosokawa?
    518 14 EDITORIAL WHEN he assumed office in July this year Morihiro Hosokawa was projected as Japan's Great Hope. In a country where electoral cynicism was running high, there were great expectations of the youthful prime minister. He was billed as the man who would clean up the country's
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      The Asia that can say no
      151 14 THE Anglo-Saxon-dominated Western media, by and large, speaks in one language; Asians speak in many tongues. The West's long headstart in the field means that it has an established audience that seldom questions its veracity. To provide a credible challenge to this established position,
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      NTUC spreads its wings
      146 14 IT IS not only companies that can widen their vistas overseas; even cooperative movements can do so provided they are competitive and well-managed. NTUC Fairprice has done the workers' movement proud by expanding to Malaysia and China. It can do so thanks to the economies of
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      Help the single elderly
      220 14 TANJONG PAGAR Constituency MP SVasoo has said that one way to solve the burgeoning problem of single and poor senior citizens is to let them share flats equipped with special facilities to assist them in their daily activities. The plan is being considered by the four
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      Paralysing over-caution
      162 14 HIGHLAND property has always been highly prized; for the vista, the rarefied air, the haughty elevation from the fiatland folk below, among other reasons. From the British Raj era "hill stations" in India to the Hollywood Hills to the Swiss Valais region along with nearly the entire European
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      Aim for a harmonious handover
      173 14 THE BIG FREEZE in relations between China and Britain poses a threat to the territory's smooth return to Chinese sovereignty. Political and electoral arrangements are uncertain; the stalemate over funding could push the opening day of the new airport well past the symbolic, scheduled date
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      Trade tensions remain
      186 14 AT LONG LAST, after seven years, the Uruguay Round is a "done" deal. In a stunning display of economic brinkmanship which surpassed anything Hitchcock or Spielberg could have conjured, the gavel only came down on the long moribund talks, which dragged on for three years beyond its
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    751 14  -  A M Rosenthal says the pace of reform should be slowed in Russia, where there are three big problems in establishing a fully free market A M Rosenthal NYT SOMETIME soon after the anti-communist revolution, a new mantra entered international life. The phrases "free-mar-ket
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      863 14 BUSINESS I I M E S TOLL—FREE TEL. No. 1-SOO-741-1883 FAX:74I-1298 r Hie Compontoi Act. Cop. 50 1 And In the Matter Of MALAYSIA LAND C WW— (Wl) If (Members' Votunrory Winding Up) NOTICE 6 HEREBY GfVENihar rhe creditors of the obovenomed com pony, which is being voluntarily wound up.
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      299 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER 50 ANO IN THE MATTER Of GENTING INVESTMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) Extract of the Minutes of an Extraordinary General Meeting signed by the Representative of Holding Company relating to Proceedings of Subsidiary Company pursuant to Section 179(6) of the Companies
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      Lock icon A majestic courage to be different that pays
      2455 15  -  Considering Sri Lanka's current political situation, some are surprised to learn that the country's largest private sector group is owned by Tamils. Nirmal Ghosh met the owners and key directors of the sprawling Maharaja Organisation in Colombo recently. Nirmal Ghosh A SIGN
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      Going for the market with aggression
      732 15 9 THE brothers who own The Maharaja Organisation Limited are like chalk and cheese. R Maharaja (RM), who spends about half the year in Australia, speaks with emphasis, in short, dismissive sentences showing a quick and decisive mind. Summing up the 1983 disaster, he
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      198 15 WHEN IN CHINA... Get The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao Business Times from the following hotels In Beijing In Shanghai Shangri-La Beijing Hotel Equatorial Shanghai Yanshan Hotel Yangtze New World Hotel Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Shanghai JC Mandarin Kunlun Hotel Shanghai Hilton International Holiday Inn Lido Hotel Sheraton Hua Ting China
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    592 16 AP, Reuter, Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON American businesses plan to increase investment in new buildings and equipment by 5.4 per cent next year on top of a 7 per cent rise this year, the government said yesterday. Based on
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    Lock icon US drops numerical targets for Japan trade
    463 16 AFP, Bloomberg Business News, NYT, UPI TOKYO The United States dropped numerical targets aimed at slashing its huge trade deficit with Japan, at least in the insurance sector, according to US and Japanese trade officials yesterday. "We reaffirmed that our goal is not
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    Lock icon China planning US$2b rail subway for Shenzhen
    294 16 Reuter, AFP HONGKONG China is planning a US$2.l7 billion (553.74 billion) underground railway in booming Shenzhen, just over the border from Hongkong, the semi-official China News Service said yesterday. The Hongkong-based service said the first stage of the 40-km railway with 21 stations
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    An Asian lesson on society building for Americans
    820 16  -  The Bottom Line LEON HADAR LEON HADAR The writer is a Washington-based journalist who contributed this commentary to BT THE WIDELY watched and highly rated ABC television news programme, 20/20, devoted a special segment to Singapore recently, with a focus on the
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    Lock icon Siemens expected to unveil plans for 1b-mark chip plant
    163 16 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT German giant Siemens AG is expected to announce plans tomorrow for a big new semiconductor facility in Dresden, possibly in cooperation with International Business Machines Corp. German newspapers reported that the company planned a one billion deutschemark
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    Lock icon Hanson looks into US$3b bid for Borden: report
    274 16 Reuter, Bloomberg Business News LONDON Anglo-American conglomerate Hanson pic is investigating a possible bid of up to US$3 billion (554.7 billion) for troubled American food and chemicals group Borden Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported in its European edition yesterday. The newspaper
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    430 16 Indian stock scanda AP, Reuter NEW DELHI A parliamentary committee yesterday recommended suspending the licences of four multinational banks, including Bank of America and Citibank, for their involvement in a massive securities scandal. Publishing its final report after a 17-month probe, the committee
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    Lock icon Taiwan shelves plan to raise ceiling on foreign stock investments
    310 16 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI Taiwan's Finance Ministry has temporarily abandoned a plan to double the US$5 billion (SSB billion) ceiling on foreign institutional investment in the stock market, following the wishes of the central bank. "The Central Bank is extremely
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    Lock icon Saatchi brothers' stake split fuels talk of parting of ways
    187 16 AFP LONDON Charles and Maurice Saatchi, founders of the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising group, have split their joint stake in the company they founded, the group said yesterday, leading to speculation of a split in the business. In a short
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      Pan-United's $2 strike price way above expectations
      409 17  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE The $2.00 strike price for Pan-United Corp's tender shares took analysts by surprise yesterday. The figure was almost double what they had anticipated. Earlier in the week, tender shares for the marine-based group were estimated to go for about
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      SPH set for another year of robust growth
      557 17  -  Significant advertising growth in first quarter By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) looks set for another year of strong growth, reporting "significant" advertising growth in the September-to-November first quarter even before a planned ad rate increase comes into effect from
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      Exciting prospects for Olympia
      752 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By William Chia KUALA LUMPUR Investors cannot be blamed for being a little wary of Olympia Industries Bhd in recent years. After all, Olympia (formerly known as Duta Consolidated) became bogged down with debts of more than Ms3o million (5518.6 million) during the
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      Wearnes shocks market with $17m loss for year to Sep 30
      435 17  -  Third year in the red despite forecast of turnaround By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Despite promises of a turnaround, listed conglomerate Wcarne Brothers yesterday disappointed the market by declaring another year of tosses For the 12 months to Sep
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      323 17 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STH's Index stocks Dec 21 Last Seaar Mo Stori tale Oft tartar imui m w Avimo 2 I SO 0.120 I 39 -100.00 CAC 8 800 0 W0 5 67 750 00 C"WT J 080 -0 040 I 98 100 00 Cerebot 7 500
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      Philip Yeo expected to quit as STIC chief
      202 17 SINGAPORE Philip Yeo is expected to step down as chairman of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation. Mr Yeo, who is also chairman of the Economic Development Board, is likely to take on the chairmanship of the Sembawang Group. An announcement is expected today.
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          Expiry date for OCBC Warrants '94
          79 18 SINGAPORE The rights attached to OCBC Bank's Warrants '94 to subscribe for new ordinary shares of $1 each in the capital of OCBC Bank will expire at spm on Feb 1, 1994. The company said yesterday that the last day for trading in the
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          OCBC raises capital of subsidiary
          97 18 SINGAPORE OCBC Bank has increased the issued and paid-up capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Provident Securities Pte Ltd, from $38.45 million to $42.5 million. OCBC will buy up the additional 4.05 million shares of 1 each, for cash at par. In an announcement yesterday, OCBC
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          SingLand to redeem loan stock
          64 18 SINGAPORE Singapore Land will redeem all outstanding loan stock together with accrued interest on Jan 17, 1994. SingLand added in an announcement yesterday that its warrants would expire on the same day. Any subscription rights attached to the warrants which have not been exercised by
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          JC-MPH buys $4m unsecured bonds
          33 18 SINGAPORE The directors of Jack Chia-MPH announced yesterday that JC-MPH had bought $4 million worth of the company's unsecured bonds on the market at $1 each for cancellation.
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          Lock icon Seldredge profit falls slightly
          70 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Selangor Dredging Bhd recorded a marginal decline in group pre-tax profit to M 54.42 million (552.74 million) for the six months ended Sep 30, 1993, compared with M 54.49 million in the corresponding period last year. Group turnover rose 57.1 per cent to
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        Lock icon Dunlop replies to KLSE query
        150 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Dunlop Estates Bhd believes the sharp rise in its share price on Monday was fuelled by its proposed acquisition of a 45 per cent stake in Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation. It also said it may be due to the announcement by the
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        Lock icon Ekran to sell FCW Industries for M$202m
        300 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Ekran Bhd is selling FCW Industries Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Federal Cables, Wires and Metal Manufacturing Bhd) for Ms2o2 million (S$ 126 million). Ekran, which is controlled by Sarawak tycoon Ting Pek Khiing, said yesterday it was selling its
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        Lock icon Berjaya wins bid to operate computerised lottery in Philippines
        374 18 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Beijaya Group Bhd has won a contract to operate a computerised lottery system in the Philippines. The company, which runs casinos and a sports lottery in Malaysia, said its subsidiary, Beijaya Lottery Management (HK) Ltd, had taken
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        Lock icon Another 12.5m Berjaya Textiles shares sold
        249 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Industrial Bhd has sold 12.5 million more ordinary shares of MSI each, representing 17.55 per cent of the issued and paid-up capital of Berjaya Textiles. The disposal was made through stockbrokers on Dec 7 for M 594.9 million (5558.8 million)
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        Bonvests buys out Mauritius subsidiary
        226 18  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Property group Bonvests Holdings has bought over its partners' interests in Mauritius-incorpo-rated Belle Mare Beach Development Co. In a statement yesterday, the listed company said the move would make Belle Mare a fully-owned subsidiary. Bonvests had previously held a SI per
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        Lock icon Newcomer TelecomAsia set to become Thailand's new market bellwether
        584 18 MARKET WATCH Reuter BANGKOK The debut of Telecom Asia Corp pic on Thailand's bourse today will create a new market bellwether and help turn up the heat on the communications sector, analysts and brokers said. The price of the shares is
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        Sun Corp proposes 3-for-1 rights issue at $1.38 a share
        304 18  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Directors of Sun Corporation, formerly known as Singapore Fodder Co, have announced a three-for-one renounceable rights issue of 30 million new ordinary shares of Si at an issue price of $1.38 a share. The aim is
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        Lock icon Omega proposes bonus and rights issues
        136 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Omega Holdings Bhd, which requested a suspension in the trading of its shares yesterday, has proposed bonus and rights issues. In a statement yesterday, the company said the bonus issue would comprise IS.6S million new ordinary shares of Msl each credited
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        Lock icon Tongkah expects M$24m profit for next year
        361 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Tongkah Holdings Bhd expects to achieve a pre-tax profit of MS24 million (SSI 4.9 million) for the calender year ending December 1994, managing director Mokhzani Mahathir said yesterday. Speaking to newsmen after the company's annual general meeting and extraordinary general
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        Lock icon Elders closes at 33pc premium on debut
        493 19 Bloomberg Business News ADELAIDE Shares in Elders Australia Ltd, an agricultural group recently spun off by Foster's Brewing Group, closed at a 33 per cent premium to their issue price in their first day of listing on the stock exchange. Brokers yesterday said
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        Lock icon Hawke joins board of HK real estate group
        236 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke. who now sells his services as a consultant and adviser on China to Australian businesses, has joined the board of Hongkong real estate and investment concern Emperor International Holdings. Mr Hawke was
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        Lock icon Battery Tech pact with HK firm
        256 19 Bloomberg Business News RICHMOND HILL, Ontario Battery Technologies Inc said it has signed a licensing agreement for its rechargeable alkaline batteries with closelyheld Panon Enterprises Ltd of Hongkong. Under the agreement. Panon Enterprises will pay Battery Technologies about Cslo million (SSI 1.9 million) for
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        Lock icon Playmates in HK$1b deal with Shui Hing
        215 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Playmates International Holdings intends to buy the headquarters building of department stoic and real estate group Shui Hing Co for HKSI billion (*****.3 million), the companies said in separate statements yesterday. Shui Hing's 62.72 per cent controlling shareholder Daniel
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        Lock icon Nikkei-300 index futures likely to see flying start
        347 19 Reuter TOKYO The new futures and options contracts on the Nikkei-300 stock index should get off to a flying start at next year's launch with strong backing from the Japanese government, traders said yesterday. But government hopes that the new contracts due
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        Lock icon Wing Shan raising HK$479m to buy China power plant
        178 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China-back-ed Wing Shan International intends to raise HKS479 million (5598.8 million) through a rights issue to buy a 90 per cent stake in an oil-fired power plant in southern China's Guangdong province from a related company. The
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          Lock icon Asian Properties posts loss
          70 19 AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand-listed real estate firm Asian Properties declared an interim dividend yesterday despite an after-tax loss of NZ5443,000 (*****,333) for the six months ended Sep 30. The company owns properties in Malaysia and Singapore. The loss compares with a loss of NZ$2.l6 million in
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          Lock icon Taiwan disk maker to build UK plant
          68 19 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI CIS Technology Inc plans to build a NT$5OO million (Ss3o million) factory in Northern Ireland, the company said. CIS is the second Taiwanese company to announce its intention to set up a floppy disk plant in the United Kingdom
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          Lock icon Faulding bids for drug wholesaler
          68 19 Bloomberg Business News ADELAIDE Australian pharmaceutical group F H Faulding Co launched a takeover offer for drug wholesaler QDL Ltd, valuing QDL at about A 574.5 million (SsBo million), or a 20 per cent premium to its share price. Faulding said its wholly owned subsidiary
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          Lock icon HK Sino Land to float hotel arm
          61 19 Reuter HONGKONG Sino Land Co Ltd said it would list its hotel operations as a separate company on the stock exchange. Shares will be distributed to shareholders of Sino Land in the form of a bonus issue. The company estimates the net tangible
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        Lock icon Health industry deposes food and beverage in Forbes ranking
        413 21 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Investors searching for the most profitable companies in recent years need only to have looked at their own medical bills for the answer, according to Forbes Magazines' latest ranking of US industries. According to the magazine's
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        Lock icon Wellcome and US competitor in drug venture
        170 21 AP NEW YORK Warner-Lam-bert. a big drug and health care products maker, signed an agreement on Monday with Wellcome, a British competitor, to develop and market over-the-counter drugs. The agreement was first revealed in July and is expected to generate annual sales of
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        Lock icon India's regulator fights the 'Big Bulls'
        524 21 Reuter BOMBAY A Harvardtrained 63-year-old bureaucrat-turned-regulator is spearheading a crusade to reform India's turbulent stock markets and raise them to global standards. In his most crucial battle so far, GV Ramakrishna, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), has taken on
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        Lock icon Pacific Bell submits four communications superhighway applications
        267 21 Reuter SAN FRANCISCO Pacific Telesis Group's Pacific Bell unit said it filed four Video Dialtone applications with the Federal Communications Commission as part of its plan to devise a communications superhighway. It said that when approved, the plan would allow for multiple video
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        Lock icon New York state orders Nynex to cut phone rates and improve service
        286 21 NYT NEW YORK New York state regulators on Monday ordered Nynex Corp to reduce telephone rates next year by 3 per cent, or about US$ 170 million (SS27O million), and also to set aside money to improve phone
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        Lock icon QVC raises bid for Paramount to US$11b
        300 21 Bloomberg Business News WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania QVC Network Inc raised its bid to buy entertainment giant Paramount Communications Inc by about US$5OO million (***** million) to USSII billion, exceeding an offer from rival bidder Viacom Inc. QVC, the West Chesterbased home shopping network,
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        Lock icon Bull run spawns 13pc rise in stock analysts in the US
        198 21 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK The number of stock analysts in the United States rose by 315, or more than 13 per cent, in 1993 as stock markets continued a three-year rally. Since the rally began in late 1990,
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        Lock icon Britain leads world with four biggest equity research firms
        394 21 Survey of institutional research Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Four of the world's five biggest stock research firms are British this year, up from three last year. SG Warburg Group pic kept its status as the world's equity research firm for
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        Lock icon Petronas raises US$500m from Japanese bonds
        479 22 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's state-owned oil company Petronas has raised US$5OO million (***** million) from issuing Japanese Samurai bonds, company president Azizan Zainul Abidin said yesterday. The 50-billion yen bond issue, paying 4.1 per cent interest and maturing in 10 years, is the second
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        Tat Lee and China bank forge ties with pact
        227 22  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Tat Lee Bank and the People's Construction Bank of China signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday aimed at strengthing their relationship. PCBC president Zhou Daojiong said at the signing ceremony at the Tat Lee Bank building that
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        Foreigners allowed major holding in Indian asset management firms
        295 22  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE The Indian government has decided to allow foreign fund managers to own majority shares in Indian asset management companies. Previously, they were only allowed minority holdings. First to get clearance from the Securities Exchange Board of India
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        Lock icon Mobil is first US firm to win right to drill for oil off Vietnam
        252 22 NYT NEW YORK Mobil Corp said it has become the first American oil company to win the right to drill for oil offshore of Vietnam. But an 18-year-old American embargo against trade with Vietnam will prevent
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        Thai Wah raises US$22m for refinancing and expansion
        192 22 SINGAPORE Thai Wah Public Co Ltd has raised US$22 million (5534.9 million) at 125 basis points over the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate. The three-year term loan was initially for US$2O million. but it was oversubscribed by US$2 million. The loan, which is
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          Lock icon BOE plans to reduce rate volatility
          114 22 Reuter LONDON The Bank of England plans to make permanent changes to its open market operations, including a regular sale and repurchase facility, to reduce short term interest rate volatility, the Financial Times said. The paper said new arrangements, due to be introduced in
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          Lock icon Boost for Citicorp's earnings
          62 22 Reuter NEW YORK Citicorp's fourth quarter earnings should get a boost from lower credit costs, vice-chairman William Rhodes said, also noting that he expects a drop in problem North American real estate assets. Citicorp also sold some more of its remaining US$365 million (SSSB2 million) of
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          Lock icon S Korean banks allowed rights issues
          107 22 Reuter SEOUL Four South Korean banks are to be allowed to make rights issues to increase their capital in the first quarter of 1994, the Ministry of Finance said. Boram Bank, Hana Bank, Koram Bank and Korea Long Term Credit Bank would offer issues
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        Lock icon South Korea sets rules for finance companies to enter merchant banking
        264 22 Knight-Ridder SEOUL South Korea's Ministry of Finance has established guidelines for short-term finance companies to convert to merchant banks in July-De-cember 1994, a ministry official said yesterday. The ministry announced last month that the conversion would be allowed and
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        183 22 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI The latest offering of shares in the Taipei Fund, one of two mutual funds traded over the counter at the London Stock Exchange that specialise in Taiwanese stocks, was oversubscribed by about 150 per cent, the fund manager said. The open-end fund,
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        Crude prices up with traders confident of no cut in output
        183 22 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Crude oil prices were unchanged to higher on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday as traders said Arab ministers attending a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council arc unlikely to recommend cutting crude output to
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        469 22 Leading smelter Mitsubishi Materials closes plant Reuter TOKYO Several Japanese smelters are concerned the new Gatt agreement could spell production cuts and plant shutdowns, or may even drive some firms out of business entirely. Just days after the conclusion of the Uruguay Round
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        167 22 THE USS/yen affirmed its bullish stance despite meeting resistance at 110.80 ovemite with good investor interest in USS purchase. Most attention was focused on the yen weakening against related crosses with possibility of a further ODR cut at the back of trader's mind. Over in
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        188 22 Reuter LONDON The dollar impeded itself from the 1.71 mark level and slid lower in late European trade yesterday but continued to nudge into firmer territory against the yen. The other main mover in the market was the Swiss franc, which gained a centime on the dollar overnight and
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        856 22 1 rode-weighted index caicuiaied against S pore s top 14 trading partners Bate year 1985 US$/S$ forward rates Noon Dec 21 S$ Bid Ofer 1-month 1.5937 1.5952 2-month I 59M I 5953 3-month ***** 1.5954 6-month 1.5932 1.5952 Sourer OCBC Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 10m m
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        85 22 AFP NEW YORK The dollar slipped against major currencies except against the yen in a quiet market here early yesterday. Gold, meanwhile, fell to U*****.50 an ounce, down US$l.4O from late Monday. At around 9:30 am (1430 GMT), the dollar was trading at 1.7094 German marks, down from
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        1299 23 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures finished weaker yesterday, pulled down by position adjustments ahead of last night's Federal Open Market Committee (FMOC) meeting. Dealers said that while the tone was not bearish, official bias towards tighter credit thinned market activity. June Eurodollars
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        KL tin ends unchanged at M$12.04
        619 23 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN closed unchanged at MS 12.04 a kg yesterday but trade was brief after sellers and buyers were matched at the opening call, traders said. The steadiness on the LME overnight underpinned sentiment. Volume was 63 tonnes against 72 overnight. Initial
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          Cocoa dealers try to push down price
          128 23 LAGOS, Nigeria Cocoa dealers looking to buy for Nigeria's domestic processing industry have resorted to self-regulatory measures, including trying to build up their own buffer stocks, in a bid to push down domestic prices of cocoa beans. Domestic cocoa prices have tripled since
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          Thai rice exports down 3.3pc
          71 23 BANGKOK Thai rice exports totalled 415,225.88 tonnes in November, down 3.3 per cent from October, Thai Board of Trade figures showed. But exports were up 25.2 per cent from a year earlier, according to the figures, which were provided by international surveyor Overseas Merchandise Inspection
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          Indian govt agencies' rice purchases
          99 23 NEW DELHI India's state-run purchasing agencies bought 6.% million tonnes of rice between Oct 1-Dec 13, up from 5.37 million in the same period a year earlier, the government said yesterday. The current rice marketing season began on Oct 1. A press release said government
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          Taiwan pork exports down 8.9pc
          39 23 TAIPEI Taiwan exported a total of 18,627 tonnes of pork in November, down 8.9 per cent from October's 20,457 tonnes, the Council of Agriculture said yesterday. The exports brought 1993 shipments to 184,193 tonnes.
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      1552 23 Rubber MS Ciwiily Ixcfcaaf* (Mm clwlwg m at lpa) MS 1 C—tract (S cents/kg) CIom Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) lateral Jan 94 OOO OOO 132.23 0 150 Feb 134.23 133.50 133.75 525 4.200 Mar 135.75 135.75 135.25 25 6,925 Apr/Jun 137.50 137.50 137.25 300 17,850
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        Australia
        1394 24 -9.1 A FALL in News Corp shares and an absence of offshore interest dragged the Australian market down at the close yesterday, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index closed 9.1 points down at 2,067.0. Dealers said the market was worried about a deal that would see a News Corp
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        Manila
        553 24 +27.48 Manila share prices rose by over 100 points for the second straight day before profit-taking clipped the rise, but the market still closed at a record high as phone stock PLDT bolstered the market, brokers said. The Manila index zoomed to an intra-day high of 2,927.98 from its
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        Taipei
        540 24 +41.85 Share prices closed higher pn late foreign buying of industrial blue chips with low price-earn-ings ratios, brokers said. The index ended 41.85 points up at 5.245.87. Turnover of NT555.24 billion was active but below Monday's NT567.16 billion. Brokers said most of the day's trading was mixed as players
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        Seoul
        459 24 17.16 Active buying of primary bluechips prodded the market and the index climbed to close at a gain of 2.02 per cent, broker said. The composite index added 17.16 points to 865.79. with 38.14 million shares changing hands. The Korea Securities Market Stabilisation Fund, established to bail out the
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        New Zealand
        291 24 -26.27 Shares ended sharply down as buyers deserted before the Christmas holidays while the market continued to feel the weight of recent new issues and placements. The Top-40 capital index finished 26.27 points down at 2,046.97. Volume of trade was NZ$37 million. The 1.27 per cent fall was
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        Bombay
        33 24 Stock brokers refrained from trading for the sixth consecutive working day yesterday after a Bombay Stock Exchange governing board meeting failed to resolve a conflict with the country's regulatory body, brokers said.
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        765 24 Britannia Funds Sterling Cash BM Offer Mim Cap Deposit 38 6400 38 6500 Mim Jerwy GitTT. 0 II9J 0 1992 MikiMu Income ****** ****** US$ Cuk Incomc Plus Fund 10 7100 11 2900 PS Reserve Fund 5 2300 5 2400 Slfrlini Fauit> Euro ftrfonnaacc 0.4592 0 4938 Far East Fund
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        649 24 -22.5 LONDON stocks paused for breath and closed around three points above their day lows yesterday, after a bout of profit-taking and falling world bourses helped rein in recent recprd runs, dealers and strategists said. The FTSE 100 closed down 22.5 points at 3,342.4, having languished for most of
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        Paris
        118 24 -7.61 French shares finished lower but off their lows, helped by rate cuts in Denmark and Belgium, dealers said. Profit-taking ate into the market's recent rise, but the underlying trend remains upward, they said. The CAC-40 index ended down 7.61 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 2,215.86. Paris Dec
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        Stockholm
        138 24 +o.lpc Swedish shares ended higher on lower bond yields and continued domestic buying interest, although the morning's sharp climb faded in afternoon trade. Turnover was high at 2.45 billion crowns. Volvo's B share rose nine crowns and closed at a new all-time high of 540. The all-share index edged
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        Frankfurt
        202 24 +0.22pc Share prices arc expected to remain steady before Christmas but to resume their recent rally in the week before New Year as funds return to the market, anticipating a high-volume rally in January, traders said. The DAX index of 30 leading German shares closed 0.22 per cent higher
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        Milan
        142 24 142 Italian stocks gained as expectations of interest rate cuts spurred buying of blue chip stocks by international funds, traders said. Among the strongest gainers were Fiat SpA. telecommunications stocks, Ing, C Olivetti SpA and Benetton SpA. The Mibtel index of screen-traded blue chips ended 142 points higher at
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        Amsterdam
        258 24 -0.77 Dutch shares shrugged ofT a surprise interest rate cut to close slightly lower on prof-it-taking. in line with the trend in other European markets, and following Monday's surge through the 400-point barrier. But sentiment remains bullish with institutions trying to place cash in equities before year-end finding limited
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        Zurich
        242 24 +9.2 Swiss shares rose to a new record close as optimism over further falling interest rates lent the market good support. Nestle, the most active share, cased 13 francs to 1,247. Dealers said the lower dollar dampened Nestle shares. The SMI index of lead- ing shares rose 9.0 points
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        Toronto
        292 24 -6.36 Stocks continued weaker at midday yesterday as the market remained under pressure from profit-taking and tax-loss selling. The precious metals sector led declining indices as Comcx gold prices remained weak at noon. The TSE 300 composite index was down 6.36 points at 4.217.28 in midday turnover of 32.66
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        New York
        768 24 -11.74 The Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.74 points to 3,743.47 at 11 am EST yesterday. Standard Poor's 500-stock index was down 0.96 to 464.89. Declines topped advances 1,003-700 among the 2,461 issues crossing the NYSE tape. Volume was about 79,200,000 shares, compared with 81,680,000 in the
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        Brussels
        175 24 10.04 Belgian shares closed higher on fresh buying on the first day of the new forward market account, but some late profit-taking pushed shares off their morning highs. Traders expected the market to extend gains in the short term and did not exclude the Bel-20 index of leading shares
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        Johannesburg
        280 24 unch Shares ended little changcd from their softer noon levels as a half-hearted attempt at retracing gains failed amid a general lack of demand for stocks, dealers said. The gold index was 40 points lower at 2.106. The industrial index was unchanged at 5,171 and the overall index fell
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      2651 25 Reuter HONGKONG Share prices closed sharply lower as profit-taking cut 2.69 per cent from the blue chip index yesterday, brokers said. The Hang Seng lost 290.50 points to 10,524.28. The index rebounded from an early loss to reach an intra-day high of 10,516.72 on follow through buying from Monday.
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      CHINA
      500 25 BOTH Shanghai and Shenzhen B markets were quiet yesterday. Shanghai A shares, however, rebounded after plunging on Monday. The CLSA Shanghai A index ended 284.25 points higher at 4,455.5 yesterday. The CLSA Shanghai B index edged up 2.64 points to 979.56. The two most active counters were Pilkington Glass
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      2437 25 Bloomberg Business News Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended slightly lower in a directionless market yesterday. Turnover was light at only 210 million shares as major investors were keeping to the sidelines after seeing the year's steepest fall on Monday. Furthermore, overseas activity has dwindled ahead of the holiday season. The
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      1549 25 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks clawed up late in the afternoon yesterday on buying of major finance, brokerage and banking shares on moderate trade as many investors held back ahead of the listing of Telecom Asia today, brokers said. The SET index gained 10.52 points to close at 1,507.2J on
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      1105 25 JAKARTA Share prices opened weaker in slow trading yesterday, brokers said. "Profit-taking on the local side dampened market sentiment while foreigners were sidelined. It is not a surprise after recent rises," a broker with a Japanese house said. Indah Kiat denied rumours of a sell-out which pushed its share
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2707 26 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info Kamundng 50c 25.295.000 Metroptex 50c 19.856.000 Lien Hoe TSR97 14.471.000 AMDB 50c 10.525.000 Ind Oxygen Wt95 9.009.000 Metroplex TSR 8.245.000 FACB50c 7.817.000 Insas Bhd 6.333.000 Lien Hoe 6.120.000 ldnsHyd 50c 5.55I.OOO Ind Oxygen 50c 5.308.000 Promet 4.834.000 Fiber Group 4.779.000 MOtT/ttlWt-11—(tt I
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        Lock icon Volume eases as investors turn cautious
        5766 26 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here closed mixed to higher in moderate trading yesterday with selective bargain-hunting alternating with further selling activity. Investors were generally not keen to take up positions amid weaknesses in Tokyo and the lack of local market-moving factors, dealers said.
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        7315 27 (,r Of 1993 Last Vol Day Last Ortc Di» Di» YM Net M aa High Law Com pa ay Sale COOO) High Low Bayer Seller Cir P/E Sail INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1400 260 t Acma 1250 50 90 1250 1210 1230 1250 12.S 2.1 1.0 54 I 861.6 310 220
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        Lock icon M'sian speculatives, second liners hog limelight
        1743 28  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Stock prices closed marginally higher here yesterday in relatively quiet trading. What interest there was centred mainly on Malaysian speculatives and second liners. The main market indices ended mixed. While the Straits Times Industrials Index fell 0.59 of a point
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        143 28  -  MOT STOCK By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Electronic and Engineering Ltd has been moving between 51.86 and Si.7o since early-September. At yesterday's close of 51.74. it is a low-risk punt. The five-month moving average line has just cut the 15-month moving average line from below, indicating that a long-term bull
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      106 28 BUSINISS goes on a househunt How much are private properties going for? Should you buy now, or later? House Hunt gives you the actual transacted prices of all private property sold in Singapore each month. From that, you'll I have a clear view 11 of the market. Where yJW I
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      Lock icon Newest ships nearing limit of practical size: Carnival chief
      587 29 Reuter MIAMI Bigger is usually better and more profitable, at least in the eyes of Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise ship company. But Carnival's newest ships, one of which will carry more than 3,000 passengers, may be reaching the outer
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      332 29 KnightRidder NEW YORK In response to requests to designate specific lightering zones in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard has announced it will hold a public meeting on Jan 18 at the Hobby Airport Hilton in Houston.
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      Lock icon Freight rates fall off as market hits traditional lull
      311 29 Knight-Ridder NEW YORK The market has entered the traditional holiday lull as brokers look towards a continual falling-ofT of rates in all sectors. Monday's fixture reports indicated that grain rates took another nosedive on the US Gulf-to-Algeria run, falling about US$l
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1127 29 Page Col ABC Containeriine 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Africa Container 16 5 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 Alprimo Freight 16 1 AOEShpg 16 4/5 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Appenship 18 3/4 Arabian Express 15 3 •ASCL 5 5 ASXCL Shpg
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      Lock icon Romanian stowaways survive on cake, wine for 46 days
      232 29 AP MELBOURNE, Australia Five Romanian men who stowed away in a container on a cargo ship lived on chocolate cake, red wine and tomato paste during their 46-day voyage. The five, who claim they fled Romania because of its political problems,
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      Lock icon Detonators land on French beach
      61 29 AFP PIRIAC-St R-MER, France Two firefighters removing a detonator from the beach near here on Monday. Some 1,350 Swedish-made devices were found by Monday in the Morfoihan area in the western region of Brittany after they were lost at sea by Cypriot freighter Mary-H which
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      NOL joint venture to launch Manila-Cebu box service
      298 29  -  From Al Labita in MANILA NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) will set up a joint venture company to provide a container cargo service between Manila and Cebu. Approved last Friday by the Board of Investments (BOI), the firm is called Neptune Philippines Alpha,
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        540 30 Vessel Voy No Bcriti Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Tpd Rose 13/93 P02 alongside 22 12/0800 ASL 17/8 16/93 J6 alongside 22.12/2300 Ummeedh 16A P096 alongs* 22.12/1500 Batam Mati N89 J12 alongside 22.12/2100 Y Nona 012 P01A atongside 2112/2300 FloresJ) 1/93 J17
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        1520 30 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Booking/Biiance Rsits Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Mk Tnumpfi 51A 23/0200 1 21/1500 21/1659 21/1900 2 21/1700 22/0659 22/0900 3 22/0700 22/1159 22/1400 Artwper 320 23/1930 2 21/1700
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10114 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1466 45 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates fell to 1.226 on Monday from 1,228 on Dec 17. Activity on the key US grain routes remained very slow in the runup to the Christmas holiday, brokers said. Although there were very few Panamax vessels available for
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      Dredging obstacles threaten US intermodal links
      991 46  -  Erich Toll, reporting from Colorado, looks at how the hurdles are affecting the future of North American landbridge shipments Erich Toll The writer is a free-lance journalist based in Boulder, Colorado THE dredging malaise affecting US ports could eventually afflict intermodal links such as
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        707 48 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON US officials threatened on Monday to limit British Airways' alliance with USAir in retaliation against the UK's refusal to provide the improved access to London's Heathrow Airport sought by American carriers. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the US officials
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        Lock icon Volvo to elect new board members
        81 48 Reuter STOCKHOLM AB Volvo's major shareholders, who will elect a ne*.v board after chairman Pehr Gyllenhammar and four others quit following rejection of a merger with Renault, proposed candidates for a new board on Monday. The 4th AP state pension fund, the largest shareholder
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        Lock icon Owner, MTA agree on Grand Central Terminal deal
        351 48 NYT NEW YORK Grand Central Terminal is to undergo a long-awaited, US$lOO million (SSI6O million) renovation now that its private landlord has agreed to give the Metropolitan Transportation Authority control of the building and to relinquish its right to build a skyscraper
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        352 48 FT SYDNEY Australia and the US have reached agreement on a new three-year aviation pact, which will give two airlines from each country equal access to the valuable North Pacific route, from the US via Asia to Australia. The deal follows
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        Lock icon Morrison Knudsen expects US$360m Mexican contract
        299 48 Bloomberg Business News BOISE, Idaho Morrison Knudsen Corp and a joint-ven-ture partner have received a letter of intent for a contract valued at about US$36O million (***** million) from Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, the national railway of Mexico. The contract, which the company said
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          80 48 Reuter HELSINKI Kvarner Masa-Yards Inc, part of Norway's Kvarner AS, said it had won an order for two cruise liners from the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. The order was worth about "3.5 billion markka (SS96I million), Masa Yards chief executive officer Martti Saarikangas said.
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          Lock icon Tiphook to cut price of container unit
          110 48 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Tiphook pic, the United Kingdom leasing and trailer rental group, yesterday said the sale price of its container division to Transamerica would be lower than the expected £830 million (551.97 billion), the Daily Telegraph reported. Transamerica Corp completed an
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          Lock icon Teamsters, carriers start talks
          73 48 Reuter WASHINGTON Negotiations covering 110,000 union drivers and loaders at 24 trucking companies begin today, in a crucial round of negotiations for both sides. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Trucking Management lnc will sit down in Washington to try to set a new three-year pact.
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          Lock icon SAS may sell non-core operations
          78 48 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Scandinavian Airlines Systems may sell its noncore operations as part of restructuring and cost-cutting plans following the collapse of merger talks with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Swissair and Austrian Airlines, the Financial Times reported. SAS chief executive Jan Reinas said "we
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        Airlines using Changi unlikely to follow HK's new cut-off times
        292 48  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Airlines using Changi airport are unlikely to follow a move in Hongkong to crack down on passengers who arrive late for flights. Carriers flying out of Kai Tak have agreed unanimously to take steps to control
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        1370 48 ati mg* g» ggjt rro Adelaide SQ227 2030 Amsterdam KL83I 1030 SQ324 2230 GA895 1450 KL832 2335 Athens SQ347 1730 Auckland NZ21 1710 NZ22 1840 SQ285 2045 Bahrain GF148 0650 B Sen Begawan BI421 1105 SQ182 0915 SQ181 1410 B1422 1205 B1429 2030 BI430 2125 Bangkok
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      37 29 1 VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD 1 Jirw THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE I t? 1800 *****66 EYE ON THE TIGERS Nobody covers East Asia like we do. The Region. Everyday. Singapore rn Business Times m know Am
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      451 30 TSKLINE AGENCIES (S) PTE. LTD. /mMQ r I 1 W TjtTTI Tel: 226-3363 OTW LUNt TOKYO SENPAKU KAISHA, LTD. CR No: **********0N I I Btfttt* TOHOHtoOWG. tIWAN t 'Wf Wtß<Lr I »CI LB.r ,1446 "20 12 "22 12 21 1? 24 t: 28 1? 30 1? 0101 O!K ***** >801
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      1264 30 PVDADT i .CiA* UK 1 I PWTCT TO IttA WMT OOACT fCX-OOWI CALPOWA B0»«1—> 1 I TO tAT WW IHUMAH <PUjTcdIITAWMt»HaP 7! Tim U I M I W U I W |inßiai_fl« m_ mm Iran wrm irm. rwBB s"-» piM»[Lin«M rei mma am caeum IST) Kssrssr2 lisii iFi ;T: iTi
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      2246 31 oocl <81 PTE LTD JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SDN. BHD. TeTySsS>il 2 nQ42 AGENCIES PETALING JAVA TEL: 03-*****76 FAX 03-*****42 DOCUMENTATION TEL: *****55 (INWARD)/*****90 (OUTWARD) PENANG TEL. *****4 FAX. *****1 CFS TEL: *****6 BOOKINGS TEL: *****80 *****81/ *****82 £°H TEL: *****3/4lF£<: *****6 CFS (PSA F5) TEL: *****21/ *****79
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      1021 31 ■nimnna WEEKLY TO MEXICO CITY IN JUST 23 DAYS AXEL MAERSK V.9402 ETA SIN 29TH DECEMBER 1993 Vessel Voy ETA ETO Feeder by DESTINATIONS CFS 26/12 2358 MRS JOH LPK PEN OAK |IG6 SFO MEM ATL MIA CMS BAL PML NYC TOR MARIT MAERSK 9402 27/12 28/12 28/12 25/12 24/12
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      1598 32 AQABA R OAM/ CI ALSO ACCEPTING FROM VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEDOAH (VIA JED) S TON H BURG A WERP HAVRE g MALAYSIA LA SEINE MM ?2n2 HI Un 21! Port Kelanq. Penang HOECHST EXPRESS 12/350 25/12 3/1 9/1 12/1 15/1 17/1 19/1 Pasir Gudang DANUBE 11/151 29/12 15/01 16/01
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      541 32 FCL Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Sote Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for aN services C.I.S.- Vottochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alma Ata North Korea Vietnam Mongolia Hungary CSFR Poland FULL COHTAINER SERVICE TO NORTH/WEST AFRICA FEEDER VESSEL ETA SIN NED EUROPA V. 2453 IN
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      927 32 NORASIA' WEEKLY SERVICE WITH FIXED DAY SAILING j m n LA SPEZIA. FOS. BARCELONA. VALENCIA j S PORE GEIERAL ASEiT NORASIA A6ENCIES (S) PTE LTD ALSO ACCEPTMG LCI TO: r.Nn ,^,2iiwi 739M3 FAX: *****90 VEIHCE/TRIESTE/AIICOIU/ALEXANDRIA/PO«I WU Ijjo 1 OoUOOOU A m fim MBA I THARANO AGENT :PB AGENCIES CO LTD
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      1752 33 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11-01 Keppol Towers Singapore 0208 T«l: *****88 Fax: *****17 Afcff) new quinka pacific un« i BI3MWSBIMIMiInSMIAHIMMIHHSiftiiyaiH jgwßp (A BEBVICC OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) CARGO DUE SAHS OMMr RAJAH BROOKE V3OE Muara. Lab 20-21 Dm 22 Dec 23 Dec FCL, LCL CONTAMCR
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      2670 33 V SINGAPORE AGENT: PJvfl I AfltairiAt*C PAO Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd i 9 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers, Singapore 0208 Te): 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 W'CR Number: **********0Z VEtSCL VOV *PMO *RKO WM ALQ SOU AMT ROT HAM WW OCT UM
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      565 34 I— GENERAL AGENT C R NO: *****81-***** jSgL EKA JAYA AGENCIES VliT TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE MYAHMAB TRADE PAOtH IHANOPHONE/PWCCT WILLIAM WEE 211 MM faBW/IMia HI MMTB no cm mmm city HCNPY not a—l BOMMUBM mjMLOMii ihm —mtama TO MYANMAR/YANGON SEMH COMTAMER SERVICE M
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      1662 34 HANJIN SHIPPING I BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****21-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FM Wl SJN LK HAUL SEA TW PCI FM ¥SL 5* |UNE HAU SAV AM NTC HMUN BREMEN 010E 24/12 DKECT 13/1 14/1 15/1 HAIUN BREMEN 0101 24/12 M PROGRESS 030E 27/1 21/1 30/1 HAMJM
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      1431 34 ami "3TI d i ri nu in «t u( ns m os kt k m iu K u m w m e» w w m m f GRAND K-M7 21/12 21/12 3/1 5/1 7/1 10/1 11/1 11/1 14/1 14/1 IVI 21/1 1/2 11/2 12/2 22/2 21/2 2« 2 25/2 24/2
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      2371 35 PLEASE CALL II II sy II NEPTUNELINK (1800 *****00 TOLL-FREE) H H FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ■I SB H VESSELS ETA/ETD/EXCHANGE RATES/SHIPPING SERVICES/ ■I FREIGHT CHARGES PAYABLE/STORE RENT CHARGES/ I ■1 AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS FOR COLLECTION I ■1 HI *M Connecting Naptune Cyprine 06E In HKG 08/01/94 *112 Connecting CaMtornto
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      1115 35 0 SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD CR NO: **********0/N ENQUIRIES: *****33 BOOKINGS: *****64, *****51, *****31, *****13 4KV> BALTIC: INWARD *****81 OUTWARD *****81 T/S *****77 MSgOk BLASCO: INWARD *****79 OUTWARD *****80 T/S *****78 FESCO: BOOKINGS *****06 DOC *****07 M MARINE INSURANCE: INVENTORY: *****59 WIMW fl AGENTS: KL: 03-*****75/697 PKLG: *****43/
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      1547 36 K44m. V-9* AS AGENTS "K" LINE (SM6APORE) PTE LTD (CI NO: **********0 M] TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 I W T Mm* MALAYSIA: 1" LINE MAfUTWE (MALAYSIA) SON BHD m J TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA, TEL:
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      701 36 PHI LI-Ott If NT LIN€S PT€ LTP V 108 Robinson Road #07-00 QMG Building Singapore 0106 1 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION AUSTRAUA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 30 DEC SYDNEY, MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 25 DEC AUCKLANO, WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH.
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      297 36 GOLDEN LINE LftJV GUAN GUAN SHPPMG \U<v<\ (PTE) LTD 23, T(M kym StrMt SMUKK IIM TEL *****H (11 UKS) Far *****04 (CI lb *****55MMN) ITKAITI/HMUW COLT »UTK» S pore P. Keiang Penang SOUKR HMNCSI Karad*/ Dute 4/1 kn GOUXH STM ftarad* Mm 22/14 ha CMWA MM TICK 60LDCN mna Chma
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      1004 37 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD^ I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. CR NO **********06 VESSEL VOY SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN vcsacL Sln MAJAPAHIT 3821 26/12 29/12 2/1 EQUATOR EMERALD SON 23/12 26/12 30/12 BUNGA TERA T AI 4503 5/12 31/12 4/1 SINO MARINE
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      1468 37 WSStIS VOT SPOtt HMHIt >01U«)AM AMTWMP IMWS It HWW BLUS MACtPOMA X3IW 23/1? 20/01 22/01 23_0_1 24/01 2b 01 Wilt Q- AQUM 7S3IW a/12 23 01 25/01 20/01 01 30 01 Wilt 01 TUCAWA »531W >3/01 27/01 29/01 30 01 31JH _0?J)? Wilt Pt 11M 7731W 11/01 04 02 06
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      405 37 BSfl it. mm MYANMA Wmk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore PKIt Pen P.Gdf PAGAN V2O4W 30/ 1 Jan HPA-AN VI97W 5/ 7 lai PAGAN V2OSW 17/19 Jan MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAO SHPPMG AGENCCS All TEL 01 *****00 PKI: ia 03-*****67 pen ra 04 6i(i3s rsD
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      2618 40 Full Container Liner Services «*,»'< 4,^ s imn: General Agents: Booking Agents: Cuan Gi/an Shipping Sdn Bhd Chang Chiao Shipping Sdn Bhd P.T. Global Putra Indonesia Maritime Costar Shipping Pte Ltd Skippmg Fmght Boolunt Centre Sdo Bhd 58 Peruorto fa* Modi Iw Lot 3.34, 3rd Floor, Ji. IP. H. 'r—T
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      651 41 yg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 27/12 ROTTERDAM 27/12 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 27/12 HAMBURG/BREMEN 27/12 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 28/12 FELIXSTOWE/UK 25/12 BARCELONA/SPAIN 23/12 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 25/12 GENOA/ITALY 24/12 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 27/12 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 25/12 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 23/12 NEW YORK/EC 23/12 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 24/12 VANCOUVER 29/12
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      1049 41 B,"— i Mfj^MMMMja 'f f 3 ■liSlt »SI If! *1 VFSSfL I voy T siii l ptw j f WANA BHUM 2C7S Wad_ JnJ? Sat_ 25/12 DEJA BHUM 2205 Fri 24/12 Sal 25/12 Ml VEBSgL CHAIYA BHUM 318 Fri 24/12 —Tua_ _2i/12_ f PERKASA 24/12 To. 28/12 Kl MAHA BHUM
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      560 41 Guaranteed Sailings to: BANGKOK *LAEM CHABANG JAKARTA PORT KELANG •HO CHI MINH MANILA CEBU •SURABAYA* PENANG HONGKONG We also serve other ports: USA, EUROPE, CHINA AND ALL DESTINATIONS pll PONCNAMA LINE fosa. Ivc Ipk iii prb»mt HONGROK GLORY *31* 11/12 1/1 3/1 I*/1 K/l ma* *307* 4/1 1/1 9/1 11/1
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      1724 42 BABMN CONTAINER LINES bNZ/VvM Agents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 UNEB) CIV v 'c/n Mac SIBU (064) *****9 KUCHINQ (062) *****3 PENANGL (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANQ: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 I HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 24/12
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      184 42 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD EM ETA ETA STOKE PORT KEIMK PENANG Bill JADE 3/1/94 Loading tor MMc MffAl HUDHU 5/1/94 ftsfhaijinj »nd Loading tot Bombay DOPWI 28/12 Loading foi Male mfCER SUPKW 15/1/94 Loading Foe Mate UKCEDH SAILED loading For Mai« PtOOESS I (HIT M PONT
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      1024 42 f THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD) I 78 SHENTOW WAY #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 I I V/ \y TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I I jjj| N y TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK VESSEL VOT 'SPORE DE ST VESSEL jVOT IS'POtE [PEST EQUATOR JADE
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      798 43 ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEfTMG BREAKBU.K SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOK. YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA. MOM. TOKYO*. MAMIA* OAVAO* Penanj" P. Kelang Singapore E'Msia* SHAPLAEVERETT VISE lnPt/25 Dec 26/28 Dec IVYEVERETT V7E 19/20 Jan KARABtVERETT VISE 25/26 Jan 27/28 Jan ACCEFTMG BREAXBU.K FCL SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CHITTAGONG. CALCUTTA AND MONGLA* Singapore
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      360 43 BE GLORY NAVIGATION GROUP REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0W SP PKL PNG KAO TIMBER TRADER 19/12 22/12 28/12 TIMBER GLORY 25/12 31/12 SP PKL HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN VII 20/12 22/12 29/12 'ALSO LOADING IN SINGAPORE
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      583 43 PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE VtSStL *"TT" 5 KAAACH BOLAM 134-HW 27/12 05/01 HTOCAABAD 12S HW 13/01 22 01 SAAGOOHA IMHW 23/01 01/02 KAGHAN 106-HW 0? 0? 11/0? FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY VtSStL VOY |MW HK6 I BSW OS* HOG TOK SAAGOOHA 137 OW 24/12
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      515 43 FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN/ P. ELIZABETH VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH HUAQW4GHE V4B/49 22/12 09/01 12/01 FEN HE/33 04/01 20 OI 23/01 HUA U ME/47 19/01 04/02 07/02 ACCEPTS CARGO TO JOHANNESBURG PRETORIA VIA DURBAN BOOKING AGENT FOR COSCO SIN TO MADRAS VESSEL SIN MOS SIN TIGER
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      264 43 SIN FAR EAST 24/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 24/12 BANGKOK 26/12 MANILA/CEBU 26/12 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 26/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 26/12 BUSAN 26/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 26/12 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 26/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DAL lAN SHANGHAI XING ANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo S[N EUROPE/UK 26/12 LON/FLX/LVP/SOU 26/12 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN
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      776 44 HON6 KONG/CHINA 26/12 JAKARTA 26/12 BAN6KOK 26/12 MANILA 26/12 BUSAN 26/12 KEELUNG 26/12 TOKYO/KOBE 27/12 KAOSHIUNG 28/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG 27/12 YOKOHAMA 26/12 COLOMBO 30/12 FELIXSTOWE/HAMBUR6 26/12 CHITTAGONG/MAORAS 30/12 ROnERDAM/LE HARVE/ANTWERP 26/12 BOMBAY/KARACHI BARCELONA. MARSEILLES. 6ENOA 26/12 lax/nyc 26/12 sydney/melbourne 30/12 CMT LINER EXPRESS AGENCIES PTE LTD (g£S|lll HOT-LINE 22-007-22 For
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      298 44 Con term CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 24TH DECEMBER ACCEPTING TO ALL NEW ZEALAND PORTS PENANG 31 DEC JAKARTA 28 DEC PORT KLANG 30 DEC MANILA 26 DEC BANGKOK 1 JAN FREMANTLE 26 DEC MELBOURNE 30 DEC SYDNEY 30 DEC 25 DEC I 'ACCEPTING TO ALL SCANDINAVIA PORTS COLOMBO
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      471 44 This Week's Sailings FIRST FORW ARDER IN To: EID lo: ETD ASIA AWARDED Singapore Singapore 9002 BV LRQA EVERY EVERY Bangkok SUN Jakarta SUN GDj EVERY EVERY Manila SUN Ho Chi Minh FRI f: (Dl o 1 KV,f aai FVFRY EVFHY //I—a\ Colombo TUE Limassol THUR INTERNATIONAL SEA FREIGHT FORWARDMG
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      175 44 I H NIPPON EXPRESS Arrow International (Worldwide Consolidation System) WEEKLY TO: TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/NAGOY.VKAOSHIUNG/ HONG KONG/BANGKOK/KEELUNG/KOBE/ LOS ANGELES (LONG BEACH)/NEW YORK/ CHICAGO/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE/HAMBURG/ FELIXSTOWE/ROTTERDAM/DUSSELDORF WE ALSO DEAL IN FCL CARGO WORLDWIDE ARROW EXPRESS (SERVICE TO MALAYSIA) MALAYSIA TRUCK CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore DAILY to K.L. BANGI. SHAH A LAM ARROW EXPRESS BONDED CONSOLIDATION Depart
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      1211 45 rnv'Tni rnririiT^rnYirr^^Tl H B TEL NO: *****88/*****88 r r£i in FAX: 5,***** w MM PORTS I IKW ZBUJUB/MWTMm I BJBOPt ORnO AUCKLAND 24/12 ANTWERP 27/12 ?ft/i? ADELAIDE 6/1 FELIXSTOWE 25/12 wnwr *nwr lint BRISBANE 30/12 HAMBURG 27/12 9R/19 FREMANTLE 31/12 ROTTERDAM 27/12 SURABAYA 28/2 MELBOURNE 31/12 KEESJIJG IS/li SYDNEY 31/12
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      196 45 £N GINZA ORIENT SHIPPING CO, S.A. (GOSCO LINE) VESSEL VOY SM YANOON GINZA ORIENT 04/N 15 JAN 5 10 JAN 6. STAR OS/N 20-25 DEC 25 30 DEC FAR EAST RUSSIA/LATVIA VIA ANTWERP BY CONTAINER DEEPSEA SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN ANTWERP TBN 01/H 25/31 DEC 20 25 JAN MCA/ST rfTOISBUK
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      246 45 Cc ONDOR LINE SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE EASTBOUND SCHEDULE N0.20 PORTS VOY BUENOS MONTEVIDEO I DURBAN JAKARTA SINGAPORE IhOM KONfil KAOOSNMM YOKOHAAu" VESSELS AIRES'" DEKABRIST EBQ3 MUO SAILED SAILED SAILED SAILED SAfcfO SAAED PRIOZERSK EBO4 SAILED MUD SAILED 14-10/12 21/12 2S/12 DO PUSAN PAVLOORAO EBOS SAAED SAILED 22/12 08-10/01 05-00/01 10/01 20-29/01
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      128 45 TODAY'S WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS LEGEND: R TlwOMWm Tamparotur. c A Weather -V Wnd drectoon wvfh «p««d vt knoft R l W«.. H~*v. Cloudy Sky h 5W WoCf W*A art wfcatad by »mi »kicti fly wrtf< tka wmd On. hJ arch raprasants cakn or tjht and vanabla ovxte One half
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      593 46 VIGOUR PACIFIC LINES VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE 1 MANILA I VIGOUR SINGAPORE §9NB 24/12/93 01/01/94 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 69ANB 27/12/93 I 01/01/94 LOAONG EVERY VIGOUR PACIFIC 9401N 31/12/93 08 01 94 AV MaiMl VIGOUR PACIFIC 940 lAN 03/01/94 I 08/01/94 PORT KUNQ/PtHAIKI PULL CONTAINER SERVtCE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG SINGAPORE
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      290 46 @APPENSHIP /2\ HAMBURG \T\) CONVENTIONAL A INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE S EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA ANO FAR EAST VESSELS LONMNG PORTS DtSCHAOGE LOAOMG FOR FORUM AKASAKA ANTWERP 05 1193 tn Port HARMONY SEA *****3 In Port FRUITION ANTWERP 23 1193 SPORE 6/1 BKK 11/1 KOALA CONTAINER LINE STORE FU HMI
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      411 46 i. cosco UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.O. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/12 Rotterdam /Antwerp CMWU CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.O. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 15/12 20/12 Huangpu/Guangzfxxj COSCO FULL CONTAINER tCTVICtI (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO: CHMA/SANGK OK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI Plmm rater
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      962 47 I HYUNDAI ii MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 VESSELS VOY PW* I PKE I PCD I VESSELS VOY SH RTM »NT» LEW HAM BREt PEL NOR MALACCA 9351 A 20/12 21/12 23/12 SI FREEDOM 30SW 27/12 14/01 14/01 15/01 16/01 16/01 11/01 HMM ADVANCE 034 A
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      472 47 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS ffSttl NT PI IK M COSMIC TUMI 42 21/12 M/ 12 SUM iUISM 12 4/1 1/1 COSMIC MASTER »21 1/1 TROM Ml 24/1 [ISTIM KAAL *21 1/1 J/1 MISMM 124 11/12 2/1 OtlKt SIT *14 7/1 l/l 11/1 EJUTUB
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      870 47 JEDDAH/UK/CONTINEIsrr STORE AD ST OK HWRC I DAM UK •MM Accept!* Carp F«: HOICHST HPRISS 12/350 21/12 3/1 11/1 14/1 IS/1 11/1 Sorthaneta :t*al UK dntnatm. Bdtatt art Dufafa DANUBE 11/111 21/12 11/1 11/1 21/1 Rotterdam :to al Antwerp Amsterdam, (Ma. Heteriu RAGA 33/112 1/1 22/1 21/1 27/1 Sauflumptor :toM
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      61 48 Tomorrow in Business Times M.V. "ELEGANT PESCADORES" VOY.I Arrived 16th December 1993 Consignees of til damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel ire hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 23rd December 1993 0900-1200 hours at PT 10. No furtha survey will be entertained thereafter. As Ag«nt«:
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